Contaminant film thickness affects walkway friction measurements
Walkway tribometers are used to measure available friction for evaluating walkway safety and pedestrian slip risk. Numerous variables can affect tribometer measurements, including the type and distribution of contaminants on the surface. Here, we quantified the effect of application method on contam...
Main Authors: | Dennis D. Chimich, Loay Al-Salehi, Benjamin S. Elkin, Gunter P. Siegmund |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.915140/full |
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